What makes an ‘ideal’ data centre?

What makes an ‘ideal’ data centre?

By Srikanth Murugan, Global Director Sales Engineering, Flexenclosure Data centres come in all shapes and sizes, their designs driven by a multitude of factors.  These can be highly disparate, from the purpose it is used for; to the physical environmental it is...
Moving towards the connected elevator

Moving towards the connected elevator

Kathy Gibson reports from Huawei Connect in Shanghai – Every time you get into an elevator, you are putting your life into the hands of a sophisticated piece of technology that you assume is well designed and maintained. More than 15-million elevators are being used...
Solar best to combat light poverty in Africa

Solar best to combat light poverty in Africa

By Reggie Nxumalo, GM, Philips Lighting Southern Africa It’s been 137 years since the lightbulb was first invented – and there are still more than 1.5 million people globally who spend their evenings in the dark, unable to access electric light.  While this...
Africa’s growing mobile market at risk

Africa’s growing mobile market at risk

With mobile ownership in South Africa and Nigeria now as common as it is in the US, the continent is rapidly gaining ground as the new frontier for mobile.  Its young population, ready to embrace the new mobile innovations and technologies, has attracted the attention...